Kids get two whole weeks off for Christmas vacation from public school

[debodun]

When I went to school we got from the day before Christmas to the day after New Year (of course extended somewhat if those days fell on weekends).
How was it when you were in school compared to now?

 

[HoneyNut]

I don't remember what we got in elementary, Junior or High School, but I think we got two weeks between semesters in college.

 

[Llynn]

In elementary school, we had a school Xmas pageant several days before Christmas Eve and then school shut down until after New Years. I went to a small district so HS was the same except no pageant although our band put on a holiday music performance.

 

[jujube]

I think we got at least 10 days off, if not more. I always remember my mom was glad when Christmas break was over.

Easter break was Good Friday and the whole next week after Easter Sunday.

Thanksgiving was Thursday and Friday.

No "fall break". A couple of random days here and there.

 

[asp3]

I remember having two weeks off most if not all years. Then again I grew up in California so we might have had a different schedule than other areas.

 

[Teacher Terry]

We always got two full weeks off for the Christmas break.

 

[Dr.Colosso]

We always got two full weeks off for the Christmas break.

Same here.

 

[hollydolly]

When I went to school we got from the day before Christmas to the day after New Year (of course extended somewhat if those days fell on weekends).
How was it when you were in school compared to now?

yes they get 2 weeks off.. but so did we back in the 60's ..in fact we got a little longer in Scotland because the Scots celebrate New year more than Christmas so we never went back to school until a week after New years day...

 

[Aunt Bea]

I don’t remember.

Here the break runs from 12/22-1/02.

I’m not sure if the teachers and staff receive the entire time off or if they have some duties to perform.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I remember vividly. I was sooooo excited on the last day of school before the 2 week break. I loved not going to school and playing, especially after Christmas with the new toys and all the yummies.

 

[Flarbalard]

2 weeks for Xmas and New Year's. 1 week for Easter. They all went by too fast.

 

[Sunkist]

We were off from a couple of days before Christmas til the day after New Years.

 

[hollydolly]

2 weeks for Xmas and New Year's. 1 week for Easter. They all went by too fast.

here they get 2 weeks off for Easter... .. then one week in May... then 6 weeks from the end of July until mid September, then 2 weeks at Christmas... ...they seem to be off school more than they're at it...

 

[January]

It is about 6 weeks here - the Christmas holidays go from mid December to the day after Australia Day ( Jan 26th)
This is about the same as when I was a child

 

[Warrigal]

It is about 6 weeks here - the Christmas holidays go from mid December to the day after Australia Day ( Jan 26th)
This is about the same as when I was a child

That was how it was when I was a child too, however NSW schools changed from three school terms to four a long time ago and to balance out the extra break the long summer holiday was reduced by one week and children are in school until closer to Christmas Day and return before Australia Day. Works out to be pretty much the same overall.

 

[January]

as Warrigal said, this is slightly different in each state.

 

[Bretrick]

Has always been 6 weeks in Tasmania.
Even in the 70s when I was going to school.
A long break between school years.